I spent some time at the beach with my wife and our friends on Sunday afternoon. I saw these birds on the beach, but then we had to go due to an approaching storm.
That’s a “western” Willet and a Ruddy Turnstone (top to bottom). We never really got rained on, but it looked menacing enough to call it an afternoon.
Short video of a Sanderling foraging at the beach in Bicentennial Beach Park. Note the “sewing machine” motion as it probes the sand for crustaceans and other food.
Some miscellaneous shots from the beach and from a backyard over the past few days. From the top and the left: Black-bellied Plover, Ruddy Turnstone, Sanderling, Willet, Brown Thrasher (2 shots).
Lonely Birder 